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Speed Workout for Athletes: How to Power Up Your Speed

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Speed Workout for Athletes How to Power Up Your Speed

Ready to add power and speed to your performance? Here is a two-part speed and power workout that will do just that.

Recently I reached out to strength coach and personal trainer Julian Sisman, CSCS, CPT, for his favorite workout routine.

The two-part workout he sent over below is split between speed and strength sections, and is designed for the beginner/intermediate athlete looking to unleash some serious speed and power.

The workout is split into two, with the speed stuff kicking things off.

“I like to do the speed work before the strength training because the stress on the CNS is high,” says Julian, who does individual and team coaching through his strength training outfit Prepare for Performance.

“Since the focus of the speed work is straight ahead speed the strength exercises are chosen to closely correlate this movement and intensity.”

Here is Julian’s workout.

Mobilization and Dynamic Warm-Up:

  • Foam roll quads and glutes.
  • HK groin on foam roller, split stretch on roller.
  • Channel changer, bird dog, lunge holds.
  • Reverse lunges to stand, knee hug, quad strech, skip, power skip
  • Pogos, pops, chops, lateral hops, scissors

PART 1: Speed

1A. Power

  • 3 x 5-8 Scissor jumps. Controlled step up w/forward lean; rhythmic DC; power; loaded
  • 3 x 8 Cobras

1B. Multi-Movement Skills

Linear Ladders:

  • Easy: 22s
  • Regressed: 44s
  • Medium: Hops
  • Hard: SL hops
  • Elite: SL power hop

Key Points: balls of your feet, be quick, and cover ground off the ladder on power hop.

Bounds Series:

  • Bound: 2x20yd
  • 3-step: 2×20
  • Sprint Bounds: 2 rounds easy
  • Timed: 2 rounds
  • Switch to harness

Key Points: timed is 5 steps in 10yds; switch to harness for all if good enough.

Sled Relay or Memory Relay:

Key Points: sled relay should be no weight; memory relay gives cones number and call out sprints down and back to a random order

Speed Workout for Athletes How to Power Up Your Speed

PART 2: Strength

Block 1

  • Reverse Lunges: 3-4 x 6-8 reps
  • TRX Row: 3-4 x 10-12 reps
  • Deadbug (legs only): 3-4 x 10 reps each side

Block 2

  • Kettlebell Deadlift: 3-4 x 6-8 reps [Use dowl rod for a prep set of 1×10]
  • Push-ups: 3-4 x 12 [Regress to bench if needed]
  • 1/2 Kneel anti-rotation with band: 3-4 :20 seconds each side

Block 3

  • Band Pull Aparts: 2-3 x 15
  • Supine Leg Raises: 2-3
  • Side Plank: 2-3 x :20 seconds each side

You can connect with Julian online at Prepare for Performance, where he provides sport-specific training, online coaching, as well as personal and team training services. You can also connect with him on the ‘gram.